Moshe Phillips
ARTICLES BY: Moshe Phillips
A Bicentennial to Mark Modern Zionism
Not many Jews today recall a 19th-century Jewish leader who wrote a booklet that inspired young Jews to move to the Land of Israel. The man...
J Street’s Selective Memory on Palestinian Antisemitism
Dylan Williams of J Street, in a recent op-ed, called on the Biden administration to “rebuild the U.S. relationship with moderate Palestinian leaders.” Since presumably J...
The Jewish Right Must Loudly Condemn Marjorie Taylor Greene and Her Causes
Why are some right-of-center Jewish groups finding it so difficult to publicly condemn antisemitic Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)? A few, such as the Republican Jewish...
President Biden Should Quash Abbas’ Newest Offensive
In December, both Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas and Russian leader Vladimir Putin called for the "Quartet" to be the sponsor of future negotiations...
Oslo and the Lack of Peace
Weeks ago, on September 28, it was the 25th anniversary of the Taba signing of the Oslo II Accord -- and no one celebrated. Hardly...
No, Jewish Behavior Does Not ‘Enable’ Palestinian Rejectionism
Algemeiner editor-in-chief Dovid Efune said this week that Jewish critics of the Israel-UAE/Bahrain agreement were “enabling” Palestinian Arab extremists. I respectfully disagree. Mr. Efune was asked...
Remembering One of Israel’s Fiercest Intellectual Defenders
Edward Alexander, the Jewish scholar and author who passed away recently at age 84, was called “Seattle’s Jeremiah" by his hometown newspaper. An Israeli publication...
Selling F-35s to the UAE Is an Amazingly Bad Idea
Is it safe to put sophisticated American weapons -- such as F-35 fighter-bombers -- in the hands of an Arab monarchy, such as the United...
Rabbi Steinsaltz, Jerusalem, and Zionism
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, who passed away on August 7 in Jerusalem at the age of 83, was a rabbi in the most authentic meaning of...
Another Passover — Examining the Movement to Save Soviet Jewry
As we approach Passover, we are reminded of a more recent "Let My People Go" in Jewish history -- that of the rallying cry of...
A Zionist Watch List
Zionist education is needed now more than ever. And yet, with the spread of coronavirus, the vital Zionist education work of synagogue schools, Jewish day...
‘Seattle’s Jeremiah’: A Half-Century of Defending Israel
His hometown newspaper calls him “Seattle’s Jeremiah.” An Israeli publication once hailed him as “Jewry’s premier polemicist.” For half a century, Edward Alexander has been...
Mahmoud Abbas Does Not Oppose Terrorism
With his astonishing declaration last week that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas opposes terrorism, former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert managed to rise from the political...
East Jerusalem and the UN/UNHCR ‘Blacklist’
The UN has earned all of the ire it has received from the likes of Secretary State Mike Pompeo, former ambassador Nikki Haley, and others...
Ukrainian, Turkish Presidents Hold Talks Amid Donbass Tensions with Russia
Iran Orders 10-day Shutdown Amid 4th Wave of Coronavirus Pandemic
Iran Launches Advanced Uranium Enriching Machines to Mark Nuclear Day
‘How Can We Not Be Tense?’ Turkey’s Coronavirus Infections Soar
Ireland Adds US, France, Italy to Tough Hotel Quarantine Regime